Originally Posted by
Noworkallplay
Definitely not scared just dont want to open 15-20 items and negotiate for 3.5 years and create new unforeseen issues. If I was king for a day I would want to see the following 4 items:
1.) Fix retirement. (However you slice it increase A and uncap B)
2.) Industry leading pay (Hard/Soft combo). We already lead in soft so mainly hard rates. An easy grab for more soft could be discounted stock or profit sharing
3.) Simplify Sub (Don't know how you could with the vast types of operatIons we run but lets give it a college try)
4.) Simply class of service to force and earlier must book by date. Also carry this theory over to established/baseline fair. Just make them book all tickets when pairings are built.
Then get out!!!!!!! 4 year deal with 1 year early opener.
In an MEC email a few months ago, they indicated from the phone poll that the pilot group favored a more focused negotiation. So I wouldn’t worry about them trying to reinvent a whole chapter of the contract. It seems like they will target some items pilots complain about (sub, class of service, etc) and retirement. Pay rates probably take care of themselves when comparing them with peers.